# Atta Elayyan

_New Zealand / Jordanian futsal player and app developer (1985-2019)_

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Last updated: 2026-10-29

> Atta Mohammed Elayyan was a Jordanian-New Zealand futsal player, coach, businessman, and developer. As a futsal player, Elayyan played on the New Zealand national futsal team and coached for the Christchurch Boys' High School. As a businessman and developer, he founded several businesses including Lazyworm Applications and LWA Solutions. He was murdered in the Christchurch mosque shootings.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 21 June 1985 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62081390#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kuwait City ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62081390#P19))
- **Died:** 15 March 2019 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62081390#P570))
- **Place of death:** Christchurch ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62081390#P20))
- **Citizenship:** New Zealand; Jordan ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62081390#P27))
- **Occupation:** association football player; businessperson; computer scientist; futsal player ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62081390#P106))
- **Education:** University of Canterbury ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62081390#P69))

## Questions

**When was Atta Elayyan born?**  
Atta Elayyan was born on 21 June 1985 in Kuwait City.

**Where did Atta Elayyan study?**  
Atta Elayyan was educated at University of Canterbury.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Atta Elayyan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atta_Elayyan) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q62081390](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62081390) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Atta Elayyan 833.jpg by Schwede66 (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atta_Elayyan_833.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Atta Elayyan". DigiNepal. Last updated 29 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/atta-elayyan. Retrieved 7 November 2026.